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  1. lifeon2

    Snagged this Kaywoodie at the gun show

    So as I was cruising the local gun show I came across this Collectors Oversized Drinkless model, as I stared at it I was positive that since there was no price tag on it the guy at the booth probably wanted a brazillion dollars for it. I asked what he needed to get for it and he said I have to...
  2. lifeon2

    Kaywoodie meerschaum figural

    Just snagged this one on the bay. Cant wait for it to arrive. http://www.ebay.com/itm/172226707166?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
  3. lifeon2

    My Kaywoodie figurals so far

    So first let me say that the cat and dog still need cleaning up But this is the set so far. From left to right we have first the tiger, not supposed to exist then 2 mephistos followed by the skull, the second rarest of the 5 that were previously known and finally the first prophet. This one is...
  4. lifeon2

    An old warhorse

    So some months back there was a lot of pipes on ebay that had Kaywoodie churchwarden in it along with a handful of other pipes that looked pretty rough. Among the rough lot were 2 Carburetors they both had good stems but the bowls were pretty far gone, One was split from the top of the bowl to...
  5. lifeon2

    Lounge updates, pic heavy

    OK so it has been a while and I have made quite a few changes to my lounge so I thought I would put up some new pictures and show it off a bit. You can see the sailboat pipe racks in these next 2 shots, they are as close as I can find to the Grabow spade so I have been picking them up...
  6. lifeon2

    Big shout out to rsuninv

    OK so a few weeks ago some of you may remember rsun posting the yello bole bamboos that he got. I made some sort of crack about if you ever want to get rid of one let me know. He sent me a message saying he had one that needed some stem repair and it was mine if I wanted it so of course I was...
  7. lifeon2

    Smoking den updated pic heavier

    Well with the addition of a few more racks, pipes, furniture, whiskies, and decor her is the progress on the den :) Last is the new rolling resto bench, it fits right in front of the reclyners
  8. lifeon2

    Antique store score!

    Well the wife and I were over at an antique shop that we hadn't visited in a while and she called me over to check out these Starting at the top Danish made Bjarne Viking Classic Chacom Cordon Rouge shape 101 SMS Meerschaum They also came with a 3 pipe rack and 2 single pipe rests, not bad for...
  9. lifeon2

    Kaywoodie figurals

    Well I finally found a Mephisto to round out the collection. So far as you can see I have the nobleman, the prophet and mephisto which are considered the 3 "common" ones. I also found a while back (far left) a sultan which before wasnt listed anywhere as an available shape. Now all I need is the...
  10. lifeon2

    My new smoking den pic HEAVY

    Alright I finally got around to taking some pictures and as you can see the room has a long way to go but since its on the list to be finished after the master suit, library, back yard (koi pond, outdoor fireplace and lounge etcetcetc), upstairs office, indoor workshop and utility room its gonna...
  11. lifeon2

    Last display for a bit

    I got this one a while back and I finally got around to taking some pics. This is a rotating display for tru grains, select grains, supremes and deluxe. I had to take the glass out to get better shots but it looks really good with the glass in.
  12. lifeon2

    Todays Junktique Score

    There is a little junk shop right around the corner from my house that I have been striking out at for almost 3 years now but today my persistence finally paid off. I asked the normal "you guys get any pipes in?" and to my surprise they did and they pulled a 12 pipe rack out of the back room...
  13. lifeon2

    My Displays... Pic Heavy

    I'm pretty sure I posted about getting this thing a while back but I never got around to posting pics. I still have a ways to go to fill it but it is a lot of fun trying to find everything I need. I will be redoing a few spots on it so that it is 2 each on kaywoodie, yello bowl and medico...
  14. lifeon2

    Won a cool lot on the bay

    I am expecting these in todays mail so I will put up some better pics later but I just wanted to share...
  15. lifeon2

    Medico Carved Figural

    OK I picked this up on the bay a few weeks ago and I know Kaywoodie did the carved heads but this one is clearly stamped Medico.
  16. lifeon2

    My New Display....Full

    So I may have overpaid just a touch for the display itself at 70 bucks but the young mens pipe department snagged me and I had everything I needed to fill it.
  17. lifeon2

    Junktique/Estate Sale Finds for the Last Couple of Weekends

    OK so I had the weekend before I left for Seattle and last weekend to do a little pipe shopping and here are some of the fruits of my labor. First 4 yello boles from the top down they are 1, Centura 2, yello bole with the kbb in the clover leaf 3, thorn 4, collegiate. They were $6 dollars each...
  18. lifeon2

    Missouri Meerschaum MKII Display

    So I picked this up a couple of weeks ago and even managed to find one more mkII to add to it so I have 4 out of 13 needed to fill the board. It should be quite the search to finish filling this.
  19. lifeon2

    My First Banding

    I picked this old yello bole premier up in a lot of pipes a while back and noticed it had a small crack in the shank it has been sitting in a pile waiting to go off to Tim West with some pipes that need new stems. My original thought was to make a brass band out of some 50 cal pistol brass but...
  20. lifeon2

    This Weeks Junktique Scores

    Once again my favorite junktique shop comes through. There is one shop I stop by pretty frequently and the owner has started setting the pipes he gets in aside for me :) Left side yello bole marked honey cured briar Right side an unmarked briar with a corn cob liner middle top to bottom a...